Any medicine or health related advice discussed here should in no way stand in for an expert exam or opinion. Medically trained personnel are far better at making medical decisions than you are even after reading this blog and WebMD.

Any opinion expressed here is my own and not that of any current, previous, or future employer.

Any patient scenarios are strictly generalizations or hypothetical cases, not actual people I have seen in practice.

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10 Things I learned: Starting a Blog
I am what you may call a jack of many trades, but master of none. I have a career in which I do well, but it doesn’t translate well to blog sharing. Besides, there are many others far more qualified to blog about emergency medicine than I. What I am qualified to blog about, are my own experiences and the lessons they taught me.
So whether you read this for enjoyment, or to grab information for a supporting character, please feel free to ask

I was recently lucky enough to be able to guest blog at the two sites listed below.
One Provider's Professional Journey through the Acute Care Continuum
4/26/2016 7:12:16 PM | 9 comments
By: Rachel Berros, PA-C
We often discuss patients’ experiences through the Acute Care Continuum. Achieving seamless transitions from setting to setting is both a marker of quality and a patient satisfier.
Much less has been written about the journey of providers whose careers take them through a variety of

After a lot of time, research, and consideration, I have decided not to blog as a writer. As any professional would, I want to do everything I can to grow my business. However, blogging about writing does not fit the bill, at least for now.
Let me tell you why.
There are several types of author blogs out there. Each has merit and can work for the correct blogger. But each also has limitations.
Type 1: The How-to-Write Blog
Writing professionals, or those with extensive education

Before I started writing, I simply chose books to read that seemed appealing. If I was fan of an author's work, I would read other books I could find by him or her. I was not a 'fan'. I did not look up their website or follow their blog or start frequenting their favorite restaurant in hopes of seeing them there.
I still do no do that last one.
But the others I now do. Why? Because now I'm also a writer learning the business end of the craft. I'm not well known, okay, I'm not known at